Café Trivia

Yuugen Kaishya

(Phantom Quest Corp.)

question:

How is the Japanese title a play on words?

answer:

The Japanese kanji character for the first part of the title (yuu) is actually the spelling for a yuurei, or ghost. The normal spelling and subsequent definition of yuugen kaishya would be the equivalent of our limited liabilty company (the "Ltd." we see so often at the end of a company name.)

There might be a further play on words here as well -- a yuurei kaishya is what we would call a front or phantom company -- one that really doesn't exist.